2026 Compare Cities Education:
Marina del Rey, CA vs Cliffside Park, NJ

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Highlights
- Cliffside Park spends 42.8% more per student than Marina del Rey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% lower in Cliffside Park than in Marina del Rey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cliffside Park had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marina del Rey
 Marina del Rey, CACliffside Park, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Marina Del Rey    10 Reviews

For the past thirty years it has become more dense and crowded. Along the periphery there is a pond/sewer/lake that constantly stinks when driving by on Washington Blvd  More

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Wonderful beach community, beautiful temperatures all year. Liberal minded neighbours, absolutely love it  More

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Over 17 years ago

The climate closest to the ocean is mild and rarely too hot. The humidity is comfortable and soothing. The town has a very relaxing feel surrounding the Marina with  More

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Reviews for Cliffside Park    2 Reviews

Many of the old neighborhood is being converted to side-by-side single family homes. The prices have plateau'd but still difficult to attain even for a family just  More

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Over 20 years ago

Nice suburban city feel... lots of good restaurants... best of all, a 5 minute drive to  More

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